Rotation-induced three-dimensional vorticity in He4 superfluid films adsorbed on a porous glass

M. Fukuda*, M. K. Zalalutdinov, V. Kovacik, T. Minoguchi, T. Obata, M. Kubota, E. B. Sonin

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Abstract

A detailed study of torsional oscillator experiments under steady rotation up to 6.28rad sec is reported for a He4 superfluid monolayer film formed in 1-μm-pore-diameter porous glass. We discovered a new dissipation peak, whose height changes in proportion to the angular speed. The new peak appears at a temperature lower than the vortex pair unbinding peak observed in the static state. A model of three-dimensional (3D) coreless vortices ("pore vortices") is proposed to explain this additional peak in terms of 2D vortex pair dynamics in the presence of a flow field caused by 3D vortices. The new peak originates from dissipation close to the pore vortex lines, where a large superfluid velocity shifts the vortex pair unbinding dissipation to lower temperature. This explanation is consistent with the observation of nonlinear effects at high oscillation amplitudes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number212502
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume71
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2005

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